Pervasive Integration Platform

Fundamental End User Training

Syllabus
The Pervasive Integration Platform
Architectural Overview of the Integration Platform (Design, MetaData, and Production Tools)

Inside a Simple Integration

Course Setup Instructions

Workspaces and Repositories

Repository Explorer

Map Designer – Fundamentals of Transformation

Map Designer – The Foundation
Interface Familiarization
Basic Map
Connectors and Connections – Methods of Accessing Data
Factory Connections
User Defined Connections
Macro Definitions
Basic Transformation Features
Source Data Features – Sort
Source Data Features – Filter
Target Output Modes - Replace, Append, Clear and Append
Target Output Modes – Delete
Target Output Modes – Update
The Rapid Integration Flow Language (RIFL) Script Editor
RIFL Script - Functions
RIFL Script – Flow Control
Transformation Map Properties
Reject Connection Info
Event Handlers & Actions
Understanding Event Handlers
Event Sequence Issues
Using Action Parameters – Conditional Put
Using OnDataChange Events
Trapping Processing Errors with Events

Error and Exception Handling Review

Comprehensive Review

Metadata – Using the Schema Designers

Structured Schema Designer
No Metadata Available (ASCII Fixed)
External Metadata (Cobol Copybook)
Extract Schema Designer
Interface Fundamentals & CXL
Data Collection/Output Options
Process Designer for Data Integrator
Process Designer Fundamentals
Creating a Process
Parallel vs. Sequential Processing
Conditional Branching – The Step Result Wizard
FileList - Batch Processing Multiple Files

Pervasive Integration Engine

Syntax: Version Information
Options and Switches
Execute a Transformation
Using a “-Macro_File” Option
Additional Sample Exercises – Integration Engine
Command Line Overrides – Source Connection
Executing a Process
Ease of Use: Options File
Checklist – Integration Engine

Intermediate Mapping Techniques

Buffer States
Multiple Record Type Structures
Multiple Record Type – 1 One-to-Many
Multiple Record Type – 2 Many-to-One
User Defined Functions
Code Reuse – Save/Open a RIFL script Code Modules
Code Reuse - Code Modules
Lookup Wizards
Incore Table Lookup
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) Mapping
Select Statements – SQL Passthrough
DJX in Select Statements – Dynamic Row sets
Multimode Introduction
Multimode – Data Normalization
Multimode Implementation with Upsert Action
Additional Exercises if needed
Extract Schema Designer: Extracting Fixed Field Definitions
Extract Schema Designer: Extracting Variable Fixed Field Definitions
Integration Engine: Using the “-Set” Variable Option
Integration Engine: Scheduling Executions
Lookup Wizard: Flat File Lookup
Lookup Wizard: Dynamic SQL Lookup
RDBMS: Integration Querybuilder
Structured Schema Designer: Binary Data and Code Pages
Structured Schema Designer: Reuse Metadata (Reusing a Structured Schema)
Structured Schema Designer: Multiple Record Type Support in Structured Schema Designer
Structured Schema Designer: Conflict Resolution

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Data Integrator – Fundamentals Training